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Tottenham make one change from last weekend’s 2-0 win over Crystal Palace. Pedro Porro replaces the benched Dominic Solanke.
Leeds have made two changes in the wake of their 2-0 defeat at Bournemouth. Sean Longstaff and Lukas Nmecha come in for Harry Wilson and Daniel James, who both drop to the bench.
Leeds United: Trafford, Bogle, Justin, Elvedi, Muharemovic, Gudmundsson, Ampadu, Longstaff, Tanaka, Nmecha, Calvert-Lewin.
Tottenham Hotspur : Kinsky, Gray, Van Hecke, van de Ven, Robertson, Tonali, Fernandes, Porro, Marmoush, Kudos, Tel.
So after all that time, Roberto De Zerbi’s team can finally feel some wind rippling their sail. They’ve just reeled off three consecutive Premier League wins, against Coventry, Chelsea and Crystal Palace, though it’s mainly the one against Chelsea that’s really got them going. Throw in a draw at Old Trafford which really should have been a comfortable win, and it feels a long time ago now when they were three goals down at home to Aston Villa, and folk were beginning to wonder when De Zerbi was going to blow. Everyone happy in N17!
Leeds meanwhile are hardly in a bad spot, comfortable in 12th, with only two defeats suffered so far. But both of those losses have come in the last four games, a run that’s yielded just two points, and the early-season excitement of unexpectedly strong progress under Daniel Farke has dissipated a wee bit. They could do with a momentum-recovering result this lunchtime.
All of which means Spurs go into this game with higher expectation … and that’s before you fold in the recent record between these teams. Spurs have won five of their last six meetings, drawing the other, to the cumulative tune of 17-7; they’ve won on all of their last three visits to Elland Road, the running score of those, 10-2, even more impressive. But winning runs are there to be snapped, which is what Leeds did by drawing in north London back in May , so everyone has hope. Kick-off is at 12.30pm GMT. It’s on!
